Pushers of the simplistic and inaccurate "just like Bush" argument can welcome aboard the very serious Mark Halperin. Halperin is easily the king of all hackish contrarian link-trolling (next to...
Author - Bob Cesca
Healthcare Hypocrisy
This time from Sarah Palin: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin -- who has gone to great lengths to hype the supposed dangers of a big government takeover of American health care -- admitted over the...
New WalletPop Column
Monsanto watch: Targeting American farmers with lawyers, fear and money The story of a corporate giant squashing an American farmer.
The 2010 Political Dictionary
Josh Marshall: "Jamming it through": to vote on a bill. Steve Benen: "Treason" refers to Democrats criticizing a Republican administration during a war. "Patriotism" refers to Republicans criticizing...
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Weezer - "My Name is Jonas"
Headline of the Day
Jon Chait wins. Jesus Christ, Mike Allen, Reconciliation Is NOT THAT COMPLICATED It's true. Either Mike Allen doesn't understand what reconciliation is and how it's been used in the past, or he's...
Tax Money Spent on Anti-Spending Ads
Oh yeah. This is absolutely brilliant. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) is running campaign-style Web ads for a "tele-town hall" on "out of control spending" that are financed by taxpayer dollars -- and the...
Wingnut Email of the Day
(So far.) Here's a prime example of the self-contradictory emails I've been receiving. In essence: We're not racists, but here's why we hate blacks and immigrants. The Tea Party is NOT about race, it...
The Argument for Progressivism
Any argument for progressivism and against Reaganomics and deregulation should begin with a response to this chart: Huzzah for trickle-down economics. Note that from 1995-2007 there was a Republican...
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Lego - The Force Unleashed By fancypants
What John Cole Said
Read this. One of those posts that I wish I had written. Adding... What the bloody hell?!
Feeling The Love
So I wasn't sure whether I would call attention to some of the responses to my most recent Huffington Post item, but they're really getting interesting and worthy of sharing. First, I should note...
Which Policies Are Causing What Now?
Drudge is ballyhooing the following headline from the Washington Post: (The WaPo article originally had the same headline Drudge used above. It has since been rewritten.) Obama policies? OH NO! Must...
They. Don't. Bargain.
Greg Sargent: If press reports are to be believed, the White House is hoping that if it decides to try the 9/11 plotters in a military tribunal, it will secure some GOP support for closing Guantanamo...
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MST3K Saturday - "Cheating"
Keep Your Government Hands Off My Medicare
Republicans are still exploiting the fact that some voters don't know that Medicare is government-run healthcare. And they're still taken seriously as a viable party. In fact, people want to elect...
Best Healthcare System Ever
Sam Stein reports today: The market concentration for health insurance is so monopolized in some areas that insurance companies are willing to raise prices and lose customers in an effort to improve...
Quote of the Day
"It could be worse than some of the assertions made by McCarthy, depending on some of the validity of those assertions." Paul Mirengoff from the very conservative Power Line blog about Liz Cheney's...
Why Not President McCain?
Here's why not. McCain this week: In a direct challenge to Democratic leadership, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced an amendment on Thursday night that would prohibit Congress from using...
The Daily Show on Chat Roulette
Behold.